Do you love Australian birds? Here's your chance to vote for your favourite | Sean Dooley

Australia has some of the most stunning birds on the planet. Our shortlist of 50 birds includes truly spectacular ones. Which one should be number one?The recently released The Australian Bird Guide (CSIRO Publishing) chronicles a whopping 927 species seen in Australia since 1940. Around 160 are considered vagrants - birds that have accidentally arrived here, blown off course or in the case of North American migratory shorebirds, literally taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque - and vast numbers of the rest are rare, difficult to see or only occur in remote areas, so that only the most dedicated of bird nerds ever gets to delight in their magnificence. Related: Australian bird of the year 2017: vote for your favourite Continue reading...